Section 8 Glossary Of Terms Used In This Manual - Omega CL1000 Series User Manual

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CL1000 Series Glossary of Terms Used in this Manual
Section 8 - Glossary of Terms Used in this Manual
Calibration
The process of adjusting an instrument or compiling a deviation chart so that
its reading can be correlated to the actual value being measured.
IEC
International Electrotechnical Commission
NIST
National Institute of Standards and Technology
PID
Proportional, Integral, Derivative. A three mode control action where the
controller has time proportioning, integral (auto reset) and derivative rate
action.
RTD
Resistance temperature detector
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